1986 Tournament Players Championship

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1986 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1986
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1]
Field144 players, 75 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$162,000
Champion
United States John Mahaffey
275 (−13)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
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Location in the United States
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The 1986 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.

John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (−13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]

Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the fifth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements[]

1. Top 125 players, if PGA Tour members, from final 1985 Official Money List:

Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, Calvin Peete, Jim Thorpe, Raymond Floyd, Corey Pavin, Hal Sutton, Roger Maltbie, John Mahaffey, Mark O'Meara, Craig Stadler, Joey Sindelar, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Fuzzy Zoeller, Hubert Green, Larry Mize, Tom Watson, Payne Stewart, Mac O'Grady, George Burns, Wayne Levi, Peter Jacobsen, Andy North, Danny Edwards, Dan Pohl, Phil Blackmar, Bill Glasson, Larry Rinker, Hale Irwin, Mark McCumber, Andy Bean, Jodie Mudd, Scott Hoch, Mark Wiebe, Billy Kratzert, Fred Couples, Scott Simpson, Mike Reid, Wayne Grady, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Tim Simpson, Bob Tway, Don Pooley, Willie Wood, D. A. Weibring, Bob Eastwood, Ken Green, Dan Forsman, Larry Nelson, Ron Streck, Lee Trevino, Woody Blackburn, Doug Tewell, Bruce Lietzke, Keith Fergus, , Gil Morgan, Clarence Rose, Johnny Miller, Dave Barr, Tony Sills, Buddy Gardner, Gary Koch, Jay Haas, David Frost, Ed Fiori, Mark Lye, Dan Halldorson, George Archer, Gary Hallberg, Lon Hinkle, Donnie Hammond, Jeff Sluman, Bob Murphy, Nick Price, Bob Lohr, Howard Twitty, Loren Roberts, Isao Aoki, Mike Donald, Steve Pate, Russ Cochran, Jim Colbert, Pat McGowan, Bobby Wadkins, Tim Norris, Barry Jaeckel, Paul Azinger, Bobby Clampett, David Ogrin, Morris Hatalsky, Chip Beck, TC Chen, Andrew Magee, Brad Fabel, David Graham, Richard Zokol, Frank Conner, J. C. Snead, Jim Simons, John Cook, Joe Inman, Mark Hayes, Ronnie Black, Chris Perry, Kikuo Arai, Ken Brown, Rex Caldwell, Bill Sander, Mark Pfeil, Nick Faldo, Pat Lindsey, Tom Purtzer, Lennie Clements, Gene Sauers, Leonard Thompson, Bob Gilder, Brad Faxon, Jay Delsing

Source:[5]

2. Designated players

Ben Crenshaw, Scott Verplank

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player whether or not he is a PGA Tour member

Sandy Lyle

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of the Tournament Players Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters Tournament and World Series of Golf

Dave Stockton

5. The leader in Senior PGA Tour official earnings of 1985

Source:[6]

6. The three players, not otherwise eligible, designated by the TPC Committee as "special selections"

Dick Mast, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Arnold Palmer

7. To complete a field of 144 players. those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1986 Official Money List as of the completion of the Hertz Bay Hill Classic on March 16, 1986

Kenny Knox, Jim Gallagher Jr., Mike Hulbert, , , Mike Sullivan, Bill Israelson, David Edwards, Dave Rummells, John Adams, , Davis Love III, Tom Sieckmann, , Charlie Bolling, Bill Rogers

Source:[7]

General Source:[8]

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 27, 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Keith Fergus  United States 66 −6
Ken Green  United States
Larry Mize  United States
Tony Sills  United States
Bob Tway  United States
T6 David Edwards  United States 67 −5
Raymond Floyd  United States
Lanny Wadkins  United States
Willie Wood  United States
T10 Danny Edwards  United States 68 −4
Mark O'Meara  United States
J. C. Snead  United States
Doug Tewell  United States
Lee Trevino  United States
Mark Wiebe  United States

Source:[9]

Second round[]

Friday, March 28, 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Larry Mize  United States 66-68=134 −10
Bob Murphy  United States 69-65=134
3 Dave Rummells  United States 70-65=135 −9
T4 David Edwards  United States 67-69=208 −8
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68=136
 United States 71-65=136
T7 Mike Hulbert  United States 69-68=137 −7
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68=137
T9 Tom Kite  United States 69-69=138 −6
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 71-67=138
Payne Stewart  United States 71-67=138

Source:[10]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 29, 1986

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Larry Mize  United States 66-68-66=200 −16
2 John Mahaffey  United States 69-70-65=204 −12
T3 Bob Murphy  United States 69-65-74=208 −8
Tim Simpson  United States 72-70-66=208
T5 Tom Kite  United States 69-69-71=209 −7
 United States 71-65-73=209
T7 Dick Mast  United States 69-73-68=210 −6
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68-74=210
T9 Tony Sills  United States 71-73-70=211 −5
Jim Simons  United States 69-72-70=211
Hal Sutton  United States 71-72-68=211
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68-74=211
Lee Trevino  United States 68-73-70=211
Bob Tway  United States 66-73-72=211

Source:[11][12]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 30, 1986

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 John Mahaffey  United States 69-70-65-71=275 −13 162,000
2 Larry Mize  United States 66-68-66-76=276 −12 97,200
3 Tim Simpson  United States 72-70-66-72=280 −8 61,200
T4 Tom Kite  United States 69-69-71-72=281 −7 37,200
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68-74-70=281
 United States 71-65-73-72=281
T7 John Cook  United States 71-73-70-68=282 −6 28,050
Jay Haas  United States 73-68-73-68=282
Hal Sutton (c)  United States 71-72-68-71=282
T10 Dave Rummells  United States 70-65-79-69=283 −5 21,600
Payne Stewart  United States 71-67-75-70=283
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68-74-73=283
Bob Tway  United States 66-73-72-72=283

Source:[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Golf: TPC scores". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 14.
  2. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  3. ^ "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
  4. ^ Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. ^ "Official Money – 1985". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ "Charles Schwab Cup Money List – 1985". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  7. ^ "Official Money – 1986 – through Hertz Bay Hill Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. ^ "1986 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 292. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  9. ^ "Five golfers share lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1986. p. 2D.
  10. ^ "Mize matches Murphy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1986. p. 8B.
  11. ^ Boswell, Thomas (March 30, 1986). "Mahaffey in perfect spot - 4 shots back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 6B.
  12. ^ Hanley, Reid (March 30, 1986). "Mize breaks away to take Players' lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 6, sec. 4.
  13. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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